Σήμερα κάθομαι δίπλα στη φίλη μου στο πανεπιστήμιο.

Today I am sitting next to my friend at the university.

Breakdown of Σήμερα κάθομαι δίπλα στη φίλη μου στο πανεπιστήμιο.

• σήμερα: today
• η φίλη: the female friend
• μου: my
• σε: at

Questions & Answers about Σήμερα κάθομαι δίπλα στη φίλη μου στο πανεπιστήμιο.

Why is there no word for “I” in the Greek sentence?

Greek usually leaves out subject pronouns like εγώ (I) because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.
In κάθομαι, the ending -ομαι tells us it is 1st person singular → I.
You can add εγώ (Εγώ σήμερα κάθομαι…) for emphasis (e.g. I today am sitting…), but it is not needed for normal sentences.

What exactly does κάθομαι mean, and why does it end in -ομαι?

κάθομαι is a so‑called “deponent” verb: it has middle/passive endings (-ομαι) but an active meaning.
Its main meanings are:

• I am sitting / I sit (state: being in a seated position)
• I sit down (action: moving into a seated position, depending on context)

In English we distinguish I sit vs I am sitting, but Greek uses the same present form κάθομαι for both.
There is no separate κάθω in modern standard Greek; κάθομαι is the normal dictionary form.

What does δίπλα στη mean, and why do we need both δίπλα and σε?